These DIY Dinosaur Handle Cups are an easy to make project that your kids will love for years to come!
Hi, everyone! Jenn from Endlessly Inspired here. Inexpensive, easy projects are my very favorite. Which is why I cannot tell you how much I love these DIY dinosaur handle cups.
Unfortunately, I cannot take credit for the idea. That I have to give to Sabrina Soto, who made these on one of my favorite shows ever, The Kitchen on The Food Network.
{Side note: I have a slight obsession with Sabrina Soto. I think she’s amazing, we have pretty much the exact same style, and I want to be her best friend. My husband makes fun of me all the time for how crazy I am about her. He thinks I’m verging on stalker status.}
Anyway, my soon-to-be-BFF Sabrina {please don’t file a restraining order on me, I swear I’m not a lunatic} made these on the Kitchen, and my boys went bananas. They thought they were the coolest thing ever, and begged me to make them.
They were ridiculously easy and inexpensive.
I got the cups at Walmart for $1.96 for a 4-pack, and the dinosaurs came in a 2-pack at the dollar store.
To start, spray paint the dinosaurs to match your cups. Mine needed a few coats to be fully covered. {***NOTE: Because the dinosaurs are spray painted, these cups should only be used by older kids who won’t chew on the handle.***}
Then just glue the painted dinosaurs right to the side of the cup! I used a combination of hot glue and E6000
You want to make sure that the dinosaur’s tail is even with the bottom of the cup because if it’s not, the handle will be too heavy for the cup and it will tip over.
Once they’re glued on, place the cups on their sides with the dinosaurs on top and let them dry for about 24 hours.
Then they’re ready to use!
These can be hand washed and used over and over!
My boys absolutely love their dinosaur cups, but if your kids are into something else, you can use whatever plastic animals you can find!
Thanks again to Julie for letting me be the DIY contributor for White Lights on Wednesday. I love having the opportunity to share some fun DIY ideas each month! For more from me, visit my blog!
